GreenSource is a multidimensional electronic resource that includes news, projects, product information, events, images, blogs, and other material related to sustainable design and construction. The site also features several digital editions of the print magazine also titled GreenSource freely accessible online. GreenSource is a constituent resource of the McGraw-Hill Construction network http://www.construction.com/, which includes the electronic resources Architectural Record http://archrecord.construction.com/, ENR http://enr.com/, Regional Publications http://regionalpublications.construction.com/, Constructor: The Magazine of the Associated General Contractors of America http://constructor.agc.org/, Sweets Network http://products.construction.com/, and the Dodge Project Center http://dodgeprojects.construction.com/. Most of the content in these resources, except for Dodge, is freely accessible, with personal registration available for added features or interactivity opportunities such as making blog entries. The GreenSource focus on green design projects, technology, and products is timely, and the wealth of information provided makes this site a valuable portal and content provider. Of particular interest to designers, educators, and students is the section Green-Building Projects and Sustainable-Design Case Studies, which features sustainable design works in a variety of building types. GreenSource is comparable to BuildingGreen.com in its content, and the About Us section describes BuildingGreen as "editorial partners" with apparent responsibility for the news section of GreenSource. The interconnectedness of these various resources makes a critical review challenging, but certainly any list of key titles on sustainable design would have to include GreenSource. Choice Jan., 2011.

"We've partnered with Google to offer our entire 137-year archive for free browsing. Each issue appears just as it did at its original time of publication, complete with period advertisements. It's an amazing resource that beautifully encapsulates our ongoing fascination with the future, and science and technology's incredible potential to improve our lives. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

In the future, we'll be adding more advanced features for searching and browsing, but for now, enter any keyword into the box below and dive in."

Access to the full-text of 300+ journals in business, chemistry, education, life sciences, and more. Wiley also contains all the journals previously published by Blackwell.

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Journals: This resource lists all of our print and electronic journals and newspapers.Best used if you already have a citation for a particular journal or newspaper title. If you are looking for a topic (for example, "teenage alcohol abuse in Iowa"), use SuperSearch or consult one of Research Guides for the best sources in your subject area.

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This searches by keyword so if you know the name of your journal, enter it in quotes to get a more accurate search. For example, "American Historical Review."

Databases

Academic Search Complete includes more than 8,992 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.

CRS Reports (Congressional Research Service) was established to provide members, committees and congressional staff with nonpartisan and objective research and analysis on all public policy issues. Research divisions include: American Law, Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; Knowledge Services; and Resources, Science and Industry. Many CRS reports are updated at varying intervals, so it is always important to note the exact date of issuance rather than just the title and year of publication.

"The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public."

Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each of these gateway pages includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.

A bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns, GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

This database is a combination of the databases Natural Standard and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.

The premiere evidence based complimentary and alternative medicine database. Effectiveness of treatments for various disease states is ranked based on analysis of the primary literature. To obtain access through a handheld device sign up for a code at http://www.skyscape.com/natstd/drake .

"ScientificCommons, a centralized source for freely available scientific information, currently indexes and provides access to more than 28 million documents and 1,000 repositories and open access journals. Developed by and hosted at the University of St. Gallen's Institute for Media and Communications Management, ScientificCommons has a goal of providing fast access and perpetual availability for a large body of scientific documents. The site indexes the full text and metadata that contributors provide; documents are refreshed periodically to capture any changes. Items can be submitted in Word, PDF, rich text format, PowerPoint, or Postscript. The home page offers a basic search box. After performing an initial search, users can select year and language (English or German) options, and sort results by year of publication or relevance. Moving the mouse over the results reveals selected publication information that varies according to item but usually provides author names and the repository where the item is located. Selecting the author's name provides a listing of all items by that individual. Coauthors and number of articles coauthored also appear.

Although keywords are often listed, they are not hyperlinked to automatically provide a search of similar articles--this type of functionality would be extremely helpful. Documents usually include an abstract, links to the full-text item, and the capability of downloading citation information into EndNote (CH, Feb'08, 45-2929) or BibTex http://www.bibtex.org/. RSS feeds are available for keyword and author searches, with additional personalization options. ScientificCommons is actively soliciting repositories and open access journals to add to its content. Given that it provides an effective mechanism for searching a large number of documents that otherwise would not be available through a single search, this site will be very useful for those looking for scientific documents." from Choice Oct. 2009.

SciTopics has humdreds of introductory articles about a wide variety of subjects written by experts in each discipline. Unlike Wikipedia and some other sources, all of the articles on SciTopics have gone through a process of peer review and provide a scholarly introduction to a subject as well as give a variety of resources for further research.

Audio & Video Resources

"EarthSky Science Podcasts is the Web site for EarthSky Communications, the producer of the syndicated Earth and Sky radio program that began in 1991. The site bills itself as the "Web community for a thoughtful future" and advertises that its podcasts are heard 14 million times a day. Site content is distributed via podcasts, Sky in Google Earth pop-up balloons, Mobilcast, and blogs; EarthSky also communicates via Twitter and Facebook. Fresh, attractive, and clear, the EarthSky home page presents actively updated content covering the breadth of the science field.

The main page features blogs; podcast feeds; a list of most actively viewed pages; an EarthSky Tonight teaser image; tabs for Top Stories, Daily Earth and Sky, and Clear Voices; a Spanish-language option; and more. The vertical menu on the left-hand side of the page is composed chiefly of subject topics with stories related to 11 areas such as Climate, Oceans, Photos, and even Bizarre. Visitors will also find an option to subscribe to podcasts, e-mail newsletters, and RSS feeds. The page-top horizontal menu is composed chiefly of media topics (news, blogs, podcasts, and radio shows) as well as links to the EarthSky store, information on what's going on in the sky tonight, and background information about the site. Additionally, the home page offers resources for children and teachers. The site is very easy to navigate. Every page except the News page uses a consistent color scheme, and the site is free from advertising except on the Store page. The only broken links found were on the 11 menu selections for subscriptions under EarthSky Channels. EarthSky is a useful resource for obtaining science news and exploring and learning about the different areas of science." Choice December, 2009.

"Sponsored by the journal Nature (CH, Apr'09, 46-4191), the Nature Online Video Streaming Archive is a treasure trove of well-made, informative, and educational videos that feature summaries of research as detailed by the scientists who conducted the work. At the time of this review, only 27 productions (based on articles featured in Nature) were available. Videos cover such topics as the biodiversity of deep-sea organisms, ancient tsunamis and their relevance to the 2004 event, and the DNA of Neanderthals and what it reveals about human ancestry. All videos are free and can be played at low or high resolution, depending on one's Internet connection. They do, however, require the Macromedia Flash plug-in. Videos can also be viewed on Nature's YouTube channel.

As one would expect from Nature, all productions are of excellent quality. They include interviews with research scientists, fabulous photography, and explanatory graphics that detail various scientific processes. Each presentation provides links to more information about the research, including access to the original work as published in the journal (subscription required or articles can be purchased). In addition to offering an interesting way to learn about ongoing research, the videos can provide an excellent way to introduce students to the work of field biologists. This reviewer can easily envision the videos being incorporated into class as part of a discussion on careers in science--a great way to bring the scientist into the high school or undergraduate classroom. The site's only disadvantage is the lack of a search engine. This is not a problem as there are only about two dozen titles to browse, but it could be problematic with the addition of more titles to the archives." Choice, August 2009.

"This site features audio recordings of animals and environments throughout 11 contiguous western states and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Started in 2007, the archive is housed at the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library and features recordings contributed by volunteers, state and federal agencies, and conservation groups. Three types of recordings typically are featured: individual species, ambient soundscapes, and interviews. For individual species, representative sounds are included for approximately 90 percent of the West's bird species, 95 percent of the region's frog and toad species, and more than 100 different types of mammals and reptiles. These short recordings are useful for species identification and call analysis. Ambient soundscapes are usually longer recordings (one hour plus) that feature "all of an area's sonic components together in concert." The site indicates that "interviews with scientists and other experts are included to give added context to the sounds, and will occasionally be heard on radio broadcasts and podcasts."

Users may browse the collection or search with keywords. The simple browse is only moderately useful since it brings up the total sounds available alphabetically by first word in the descriptive titles. However, a pull-down menu on the home page allows users to select subsets of major animal categories by common or Latin names; interviews; and ambient recordings. Upon selection, sample lists of recordings for each category are available in a second pull-down menu. Each individual species, soundscape, or interview includes relevant metadata such as date recorded, description, audio and photo rights, associated notes, audio creator, and more. Most of the audio consists of MP3 files compressed from an original WAV format. Sound recordings are generally very good to excellent in quality. This is a tremendously rich resource for those interested in the region." Choice Fubruary 2010.